This novel, centered around the lifestyles of the wealthy, involves a love affair. Jay Gatsby, a rich man who made his money during prohibition, probably bootlegging and organized crime, falls in love with Daisy Buchanan, wife of Tom Buchanan. ... During the course of these affairs, many things go wrong as the people involved in this love triangle go through tribulations and problems. ... The valley of ashes is " a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens, where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys- (27) The eyes themselves " are blue and gi...

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Gatsby is in love with Daisy, who is now married to another man, Tom Buchanan. ... The stretching of Gatsby's arms toward the light represents his hope for a reunion with Daisy, his true love, at some point in their lives. ... The description of Gatsby's mansion shows the distorted ideals of what money meant to him: "The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard "it was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden....

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The Great Gatsby is a novel of tragedy, love and rich vs. poor. ... At the beginning of Chapter 2, Nick describes the place that is between West Egg and New York: "This is a valley of ashes- a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air. " (pg.23). ... He arrives and describes his cousin's property: "Turning me around by one arm, he moved a broad hand along the front vist...

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Young and in his early thirties, Gatsby resided lavishly in his comfortable estate located in West Egg, NY, "It was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden. ... Economically and socially equipped it appears that a man of Gatsby's statue would have no trouble finding love in a vast city such as New York. ... Gatsby's unwillingness to move forward and neglect the past leads him to require that Daisy admit that she never loved Tom, as a prerequisite for the continuation of their new prof...

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Gatsby's love for Daisy can actually be considered an obsession. ... Gatsby's need for money to obtain his dream, Daisy, has brought him to a realization that because he loves Daisy, he also loves money. ... Once he has amassed his king like possessions, Gatsby loses sight of the real reason that he loved Daisy; he is unaware that he now loves money. ... "A colossal affair by any standard - it was a factual imitation of some Hatel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thick beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn a...

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Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby's lost love, the one that vanished while he was at war led to himself creating a surreal image all so he could be accepted into society like she was. ... "He had waited 5 years-- so he could 'come over' some afternoon to a strangers garden.... (History Lecture Notes) Ironically, Gatsby was a soul who wasn't lost like the others, he wasn't a fool lost for money, but lost for love. ... " (Fitzgerald 110) Gatsby was a fool to love by the false faces and emotions of society; a traditional man who didn't belong. ... Clueless of the f...

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Everything revolves around Daisy; he even "revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes." ... He knows Daisy loves money, wealth, and prestige, and he believes he can use his fortune to win back her affections. His mansion, which is situated directly across the bay from the Buchanans' home, resembles "a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden." ... she cried pointing 'I ...

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They are held under canvas tents in his garden, his bars are always stocked with the best of liquors, he has buffet tables with everything you can imagine. ... We also find out what the green light on the other side of the harbor is, showing that Gatsby is still in love with Daisy, even after all these years. ... This chapter he tells Daisy that he is still in love with her and that he has always loved her. ... In a way though, it might not really make a difference, due to the fact that he has been built up to be a great guy and madly in love with Daisy. ...

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The valley of ashes is "a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air... It represents his love for Daisy and his need for a companion, or in Nick's words, "He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way....Involuntarily, I glanced seaward- and distinguished nothing except a single green light...that might have been the end of a dock." ...

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For example; "in his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths." ... He parades his house and possessions in front of Daisy. " I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes." ...

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There were four gentlemen present- Edward Willet (the chauffeur), Lance Stephenson (the butler), Kevin Ballard (the gardener) and Nick Carraway (a friend and neighbor). ... While he was in the army, he fell in love with a young woman from a very wealthy family. ... He was a passionate man who would do anything for his love. ... After that, he had nothing else to live for- no family, no love and he was sure to get into trouble after killing a person so, he committed suicide....

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Unfortunately, Biff had his own idea of happiness as seen when he promulgates this by informing Willy that, "I saw the things that I love in this world. ... Finally, The Great Gatsby epitomizes the negatives of an unwavering hope in love rather than a mantra or belief as shown in the previous stories. Jay Gatsby struggles the entire story with an incredible love for a girl named Daisy, with whom he had once been in love. ... He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths--so that he could come over some afternoon to a stranger's garden"...

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